to quibble

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English - Turkish
kaçamaklı konuşmak
boşyere tartış
gargaraya getirmek
ufak itiraz
önemsiz konular üzerinde tartışmak
lafı çevirme
gerçek sorundan uzaklaşıp küçük şeylerle tartışma
Önemsiz bir mesele üzerinde durmak, önemsiz bir meseleyi tartışmak
{i} baştan savma cevap
iki manalı söz
{i} kelime oyunu

Önemsiz konularda kelime oyunu yapmayalım. - Let's not quibble over trivial matters.

{f} lafı çevirmek
tartış
{i} baştan savma cevap, kaçamaklı söz
cinas
{i} kaçamaklı cevap

Detaylar hakkında kaçamaklı cevap verme. - Don't quibble about the details.

{f} kılı kırk yarmak
{f} kelime oyunu yapmak
{i} ufak itiraz/şikâyet
{f} kaçamaklı cevap vermek
English - English
To complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner

They are constantly quibbling over insignificant details.

an utterly trivial distinction or objection
{n} an evasion, a pun
{v} to equivocate, to pun
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies" evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
{i} act of evading a discussion or argument by using ambiguous speech; equivocal statement, ambiguous comment; petty criticism
A quibble is a small and unimportant complaint about something. These are minor quibbles. to argue about small unimportant details quibble about/over. a small complaint or criticism about something unimportant
A trivial or minor complaint, objection or argument
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
When people quibble over a small matter, they argue about it even though it is not important. Council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution
argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
A pun; a low conceit
{f} use ambiguous language to evade a discussion or argument; make an equivocal comment; make petty criticisms
To pun; to practice punning
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil
To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate
to quibble

    Hyphenation

    to quib·ble

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı kwîbıl

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈkwəbəl/ /tə ˈkwɪbəl/
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